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The vortex is the liquid’s way of balancing rotation, pressure, and gravity. | Photo Credit: TPMotion/pixabay When you stir liquid in a tumbler, you are forcing it to spin in circles. For anything to move in a circle, it needs an inward pull. In a liquid, this inward pull comes from pressure differences: the pressure…
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The SARAL tool would help generate lay person summaries of complex scientific research, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation’s CEO Shivkumar Kalyanaraman said. Photo: X/@ANRFIndia As part of its outreach to make scientific research more accessible, the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India’s newest science funding agency, has developed a tool called SARAL (Simplified and Automated…
Jane Goodall, a primatologist and ethologist known worldwide for chronicling the life of chimpanzees in East Africa, died on October 1 at the age of 91. Goodall died of natural causes in Los Angeles while on a speaking tour of the U.S., a statement from the Jane Goodall Institute said. Goodall’s films and books reshaped…
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Cartilaginous fish like sharks, among many vertebrate animals, have an orifice called the cloaca from which they excrete urine and faeces. | Photo Credit: Gerald Schömbs/Unsplash The transition from fins to limbs is one of the most important events in vertebrate evolution. It explains how animals that once lived in water eventually walked on land….
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A laboratory technician collects river water samples to test for faecal coliform bacteria from the Ganges river in Varanasi on March 5. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: Pathogens (usually bacteria and viruses) that cause diseases in humans and animals, can be tracked in samples taken from the environment, for example, by…
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An infographic featuring the outer regions of the heliosphere based on data from the Voyager spacecraft. | Photo Credit: NASA/JPL Space isn’t empty. The sun issues a continuous stream of charged particles called the solar wind, which create a vast region around our solar system called the heliosphere. This region acts like a protective bubble…
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Geoengineering is a hotly contested topic both among scientists and policymakers. While some call it an innovative solution that could buy a warming world some time, others believe it’s a reckless cop out that could further environmental exploitation. A new study, led by University of Exeter geoscience professor Martin Siegert, has now tipped the balance…
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The Greek philosopher Pythagoras explained the universe using the ‘Music of the Spheres’, orbs on which celestial objects moved in consonance with mathematical harmonies to create a cosmic symphony of sorts. Today, astronomers are treated to this ethereal ‘music’ every time they eavesdrop on the universe using radio telescopes to unravel its mysteries. The bass…
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Secretary to Centre’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying Narendra Pal Gangwar, NDDB Chairman Meenesh C.Shah and IIL MD K. Anand Kumar at the vaccine launch. | Photo Credit: Arrangement Indian Immunologicals (IIL) has launched India’s first indigenously developed glycoprotein E (gE) deleted DIVA marker vaccine against infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR). The vaccine named Raksha-IBR…
Daily Quiz: On earthquakes This was the most powerful earthquake of the 21st century.. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | What is a foreshock? Answer : A smaller quake that precedes a larger mainshock. DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 5 | What is an aftershock? Answer : A…
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